Brazil Retail Sales MoM 2000-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Retail sales in Brazil decreased 0.6 percent month-over-month in May 2018, compared to a downwardly revised 0.7 percent rise in April and market consensus of a 1.2 percent fall. It was the first decline in retail sales since December, mostly led by lower sales of: books, newspapers, magazines, stationery (-6.7%); fuels and lubricants (-6.1%); equipment and materials for office, computer and communication (-4.1%); fabrics, apparel and footwear (-3.2%); furniture and household appliances (-2.7%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, perfumery and cosmetics articles (-2.4%). In contrast, the only activity which posted gains was hypermarkets, supermarkets, food products, beverages and tobacco (0.6%) while sales were unchanged for other articles. On a yearly basis, the volume of retail trade grew 2.7 percent, after increasing 0.6 percent in April and easily beating market expectations of a 2.2 percent gain. Year-to-date, retail trade advanced 3.2 percent over a year ago. Retail Sales MoM in Brazil averaged 0.30 percent from 2000 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 4.30 percent in January of 2017 and a record low of -2.50 percent in January of 2016.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-05-11	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM	0.3%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.3%
2018-06-13	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM	1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.1%
2018-07-12	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM	-0.6%	0.7%	-1.2%	-0.3%
2018-08-10	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM		-0.6%		0.3%
2018-09-13	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM				-0.2%
2018-10-11	12:00 PM	Retail Sales MoM				0.5%

Brazil Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	98.30	102.20	120.70	89.41	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	-0.60	0.70	4.30	-2.50	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	2.70	0.60	15.70	-11.40	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	1046310.74	1089471.43	1089471.43	125685.05	BRL Million	[+]
Private Sector Credit	2886644.00	2871351.00	2958261.00	0.00	BRL Million	[+]
Consumer Credit	1687096.00	1678495.00	1687096.00	0.00	BRL Million	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	53.79	56.79	254.28	39.12	percent	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	24.70	25.10	27.60	9.20	Percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.15	1.18	1.58	0.53	USD/Liter	[+]

Brazil Retail Sales MoM

In Brazil, the Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a specific time period. In Brazil, Retail sales are seasonal, volatile and relatively important to the overall economy. This page provides - Brazil Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Retail Sales MoM - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2018.